Glasgow-born singer-songwriter Amy Macdonald has released a Christmas charity single to raise money and awareness for Alzheimer’s Research UK.

The single, ‘This Christmas Day’, was written about Amy losing her grandmother to the illness - which has overtaken cancer and heart disease to become the UK’s biggest killer.

The singer-songwriter has sold over five million albums worldwide

About the single, Amy Macdonald said: “I wrote a song about Alzheimer’s on a previous album (Left That Body Long Ago). In the years since, I’ve been blown away by the response from people who have gone through similar experiences. But I wanted to write a song that explained how I felt at a time of year when it affected me most, and ‘This Christmas Day’ was born.”

The video for the single features home-taped footage from the late 80s and early ‘90s of Amy and her family enjoying Christmas time together. The footage also features Amy and her grandmother on Christmas Day throughout the years.

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Alzheimer’s Research UK is a charity close to Amy’s heart, and they are the world’s leading dementia research charity dedicated to causes, diagnosis, prevention, treatment and cure.

Hilary Evans, Chief Executive of Alzheimer’s Research UK, said: “We’re incredibly grateful that money raised from Amy’s poignant and personal single will help us to fund more pioneering dementia research. Amy’s a fantastic supporter of Alzheimer’s Research UK, and her backing gives hope to those affected by dementia this Christmas.”